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Vineyard Selection Range
Syrah 2003
| Vintage: |
2003 |
| Origin: |
Jonkershoek Valley, Stellenbosch |
| Variety: |
100% Shiraz |
| Soil type: |
Decomposed granite |
| Harvest date: |
12 March 2003 |
| Yield: |
6 tons/ha or 40 hl/ha |
| Harvest stats: |
Grapes harvested at 26.0şB,
TA 7.5 g/litre,
pH 3.25 |
| Vinification: |
Fermentation initiated in open top fermenters and underwent a series of punching until dry. |
| Maturation: |
This wine spent 16 months in 100% new French oak barrels. |
| Bottled: |
Bottled in October 2004. |
| Analysis: |
Alcohol 15.0%,
Residual sugar 2.0 g/litre,
TA 5.8 g/litre,
pH 3.5 |
| Tasting note: |
Deep red, purple. Aromas of spice, white and black pepper. Blackberry fruit and hints of violets. Concentrated palate with complex array of juicy blackberry fruit, underlying spice and very fine tannins. Distinctive expression of its origin. |
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